We wrap up every year with a student recital, happyokai in Japanese, showcasing every member of Yorokai. Browse through the pictures and videos below to relive this day full of taiko, energy, friendship and ... magic!
This is Yorokai 2025!
Actually, we are more like thís :-)
We took off with the smallest but bravest team, our taikoTeens, our very first teenager group!
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Our taikoNetix team 2024-2025. During a taikoNetix-workout we unleash the raw energy of taiko and surrender to the perpetual power of team drumming.
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Our Happyokai is the time where our new members enter the stage for the first time.
For this fourth generation of Yorokai'ers an audience of almost 300 people showed up! A huge challenge, but they performed with a big smile anyway!
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This is the third generation Yorokai'ers learning Shichisei. Players learn this song during their second year to practice the catch-down & tap-up technique.
Check out how nicely they control the rebound of their bachi!
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Level 3 learned Melius Una Drumline. This song is all about cadence. With the packed setup, we help each other to keep up with the tempo and stick to the rhythm.
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Level 4 and 5 played the premiere of Mozamjam, a brand new song in the Yorokai repertoire!
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It was a huge challenge turning the intricate rhythms into a groovy mood, but we nailed it!
Yoronami, our concert team, played Hero reliving the thrilling energy of their concert with Bonten last December.
When we play Hero, we feel like Animal :-)
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Yoronami, our concert team, showcased their progress on Jack Bazaar. On their debut concert in 2022, they premiered this song with only 2 players.
Last December, with their concert with Bonten, they were 5 ...
... now they are 9! 4 on each side, mirroring each other and the ji in the center!
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Season 2024-2025 introduced the first generation o-daiko-players instructed by Egon Guillams. They play Shichisei on o-daiko, supported by the aspi-Yoroki's.
